SHould have had a car
DH didn't want to deal with the car.
We made arrangements with car service for STL pickup which worked out great (better than dealing w/taxi -- Royal Car service which was cheaper than the rest) since we had a fair amount of luggage (turned out we were away for almost 2 weeks). Downtown was really quiet on Sunday evening. That night I made arrangements for an early rental pickup/drop off at STL for 6AM flight but then DH discouraged that plan. Took Metro to WashU and spent all morning there (and part of afternoon). Had to wait for Alex's 1PM interview after DH just wanted to leave campus (interview was a "surprise" since he met with a rising sophmore, not a member of staff, alum or rising senior-- felt a bit slighted since we've been getting overwhelmed with mail/contacts from school for over 4 years now). So took a quick look at History Museum (art musuem was supposedly closed). DH didn't want to deal with zoo (which disappointed daughter) and then took cab to Pappy's right before the evening rush. YUM. Got a lb of pulled pork to go for later.
This was the only time we could get to campus before Alex started school. It's a real hassle for him to get time away from school since he's a day student at a boarding school. Was very impressed with WashU (and we are with the potential merit $$). Alex is only a bit skeptical since he wonders why the school seems to be spending tons $$ to advertise/recruit. He's also looking at Ivies and Cali schools (Stanford and Claremont schools) so it's going to be interesting if we have to wait until April 1. Guess we'll be flying out again to get a better "feel" if/when he gets in.
Thanks for the tips.